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Resilience & Emotional
Regulation
Why are some people more resilient and better at
regulating their energy and emotions than others?
1. It can just be the way we are born - just as some people
are taller, others are shorter; some people need glasses,
others don’t: our brains can be different too.
2. It can be because we have had lots of positive,
confidence-building experiences - people can be more
resilient and good at staying in control of feelings because
they’ve had lots of positive experiences and good support from
adults and friends during their life.
We call these ‘feel good’
experiences. They release good
chemicals into our body. This
helps us to cope better and be
more resilient when difficult
things come our way.
They also help us to go into
situations feeling positive and
confident – it’s as if we are
wearing yellow sunglasses to
look at the world – life seems
bright and happy.
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